GENEVA: The World Health Organization has said that many countries would likely follow China in revising up their death tolls once they start getting...
UNITED NATIONS: China, Pakistan, Russia and the US were among the nine nations that participated in a virtual discussion convened by the UN Secretariat...
JOHANESBURG: Africa could see 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus even under the best-case scenario, according to a new report that cites modeling by the...
BEIJING: China is refuting allegations that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated in a laboratory near the city of Wuhan where contagious samples were...
WASHINGTON: Social distancing measures such as restrictions on public gatherings may have to remain in place intermittently for at least a couple of more...
PARIS: Around 117 million children worldwide risk contracting measles because dozens of countries are curtailing their vaccination programmes as they battle COVID-19, the United...
NEW DELHI/KABUL: The Afghanistan government has so far released over 350 Taliban prisoners out of the 5,000 it committed to free under the US-Taliban...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the interior ministry said...
WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Sunday said migrant workers returning home could become vectors carrying the coronavirus to unaffected states and villages and that...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to receive more medical supplies from its all-weather ally China to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country where the...
BRUSSELS: Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will do everything possible to help the humanity's fight against COVID-19, responding to US...
HOBART: Australian cricket team didn't want to unnecessarily provoke Virat Kohli but his predecessor Michael Clarke's claims of players being scared to sledge the...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has threatened to put a "very powerful" hold on US' funding to the World Health Organization, accusing the UN agency...
ISLAMABAD: The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan has sharply increased to 3,864 with more than 500 fresh infections while the death toll...
LONDON: British prime minister Boris Johnson was stable overnight in intensive care after suffering a deterioration of his COVID-19 symptoms and he remains in...
ISLAMABAD: The Taliban said their peace deal with the United States was nearing a breaking point, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the amount of Hydroxychloroquine ordered by the...